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Cerdodon

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Cerdodon was named by Broom (1915). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Gorgonopsia by Boonstra (1969).

Species
C. tenuidens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Cerdodon Broom
1969Cerdodon Boonstra

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
suborderGorgonopsia
genusCerdodonBroom 1915

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Cerdodon Broom 1915
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†Cerdodon tenuidens Broom 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:07
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:07
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Guadalupian or 274.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51South Africa (Western Cape) C. tenuidens (177007)